ripping
Example Sentences
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"We were sound asleep when that thing came ripping through our neighbourhood," recalls Cantey, an aerospace engineer and consultant based in northern California.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Still, there’s no cure or vaccine for either hantavirus or the specific Bundibugyo strain of Ebola currently ripping through Africa.
From Salon • May 20, 2026
Anthropic and OpenAI are supercharging their battles for new enterprise customers by ripping a few chapters out of Palantir Technologies’ playbook.
From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026
Many corporate technology leaders have said they’re not immediately ripping out their software in favor of new AI tools.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Mrs. Trepid talked her husband into ripping up the forms they were supposed to submit to the authorities, reporting the twins’ arrival.
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
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